The North Sunflower Academy girls team defeated Humphreys Academy 35-19 last Saturday to take home the district championship. The Indianola Academy boys won their district with a 56-34 win over Lee Academy.

The Sunflower County NAACP Branch #5333, along with other NAACP branches statewide will convene on the State Capitol next Tuesday.This day will be the official Mississippi NAACP Day at the Capitol in Jackson and will kickoff at 11 a.m.

An Indianola staple is now under new ownership.Brannon and Ann Shelby Walls, owners of TurnRow Crossfit, The Perch and Tin Can Shaved Ice, have purchased the space formerly occupied by Tezi’s Market Place at 421 U.S. 82 W.

Police Chief Edrick Hall and Sgt. Irish Johnson, the newly appointed public information officer for the department, have fired off a geofencing program aimed at curtailing crime in the city, using a recently developed smartphone app.

Indianola police made the following arrests,On Jan. 18, Adrian Smith, 33, was arrested and charged with shoplifting (first offense).On Jan. 21, H. B. Boatman, 61, was arrested and charged with not having a driver’s license, no insurance and DUI-refusal.

No one can tell a story quite like Walt Grayson.The weatherman, broadcaster, narrator, TV show host and writer found time to drop in on the Indianola Rotary Club last week to see some old friends and tell a few of his favorite stories from his travels around Mississippi, including the Delta.

The Sunflower County Consolidated School District recently named Doddsville Mayor Torey Bell Sr., to fill the District 4 seat left vacant by the passing of former member Daisy Morgan in October.According to President Edward Thomas, Bell and two others, Evelyn Woods and Tommy Boykins were under consideration.

Last Saturday at 1:57 p.m., an armed gunman held up the front desk clerk at the Indianola Hampton Inn and reportedly got away with $750 in cash.Lt. Johnny Bland said the man came into the hotel, passed the clerk a letter to read and when she looked up he was pointing a gun at her.

Gone too soon is a sentiment that seemingly can’t be echoed enough when it comes to the death of Walter Keon Mobley.The 29-year-old father of one was killed on Jan. 19 in what his family and friends believe was a case of mistaken identity.